Jonah Hill
Jonah Hill
Jonah Hill Feldstein, known professionally as Jonah Hill, is an American actor, producer, and comedian. Hill is known for his comedic roles in films such as Accepted, Superbad, Knocked Up, 21 Jump Street, This Is the End, and 22 Jump Street, as well as his performances in Moneyballand The Wolf of Wall Street, for which he received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth20 December 1983
CountryUnited States of America
As a writer, I haven't delved into dramatic writing. As an actor, I could always, even more so than comedy, do drama.
I'm a different actor than you thought I was. Don't put me in a box. I'm not just some kid running around screaming curse words.
I'm an actor, I'm not a comedian, I never was a comedian.
I am a filmmaker fanatic. I have never been star-struck by an actor once in my entire life.
Writing has made me a better actor. Acting has made me a better writer. So why wouldn't directing make me a better actor and writer?
As an actor, you tell part of a story. As a writer, you get more of telling that story. But as a director, they're seeing the world through your eyes.
I'm sure a bunch of 15-year-old kids would way rather I do 'Superbad 2' than 'Moneyball.' But I would love to do movies like 'Superbad' and movies like 'Moneyball.'
I think a lot of actors, sometimes what happens I think is that actors finish a movie and they go, 'Oh my god, I'm never going to work again,' even big huge actors, and so they'll take something thinking that something else will never come along.
I grew up in the '80s in L.A., so Ice Cube and Magic Johnson are my heroes.
Yeah I grew up in the public eye. I became a man in the public eye, which is kind of a bizarre thing to come to terms with. Now I'm in my late 20s and I was in my early 20s when I became recognizable. But I think 'Moneyball' represents a very strong shift in my career and becoming an adult and a man.
Look, at the same time that I don't want to be a celebrity, I understand that when you make movies you put yourself out in the public eye. I'd be a baby and a fool to be like, 'Why are there cameras taking pictures of me?' when I'm on a billboard for a movie. I think that's a very absurd concept.
All my friends were in college when I was making 'Superbad.' We were drinking beer and watching movies and eating pizza. It wasn't like I was going to nice restaurants or anything like that, and I lived like a frat guy. Eventually it was time to grow up, be healthy and be responsible. You can't live like a kid forever, you know?
I think this movie, 'Moneyball,' symbolizes becoming a man for me, and I think my character becomes a man. It's important to me: I'm becoming a man. I'm taking my life seriously. I'm taking my acting really seriously, and it's important for me to play adults. It's important for me to change and develop as I get older.
It's almost like, when someone plays poker for the first time, they might be a professional poker player out of ignorance, just accidentally winning. That was how it felt in my first stand-up appearance.